Driving Social Entrepreneurship Among Students: Investigating Through PLS-SEM and fsQCA Approaches in Emerging Economies
This study aims to identify the relationship between social self-efficacy, social innovation, resilience, and proactive personality concerning university students’ behavioral intention to engage in social entrepreneurship, particularly in emerging economies, like Bangladesh. A structured questionnai...
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| author | Rubaiyat Sabbir Bashir Uddin Subrata Kumar Md. Rashed Yeanur Rahman Sourav Paul Chowdhury Munmun Rahaman Mohammad Fakhrul Islam |
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| description | This study aims to identify the relationship between social self-efficacy, social innovation, resilience, and proactive personality concerning university students’ behavioral intention to engage in social entrepreneurship, particularly in emerging economies, like Bangladesh. A structured questionnaire was utilized to collect quantitative data from 540 students in various disciplines of study as part of the study's quantitative research methodology using partial least squares-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). The analysis reveals that proactive personality traits are associated with the social entrepreneurship intention (SEI) and that leadership orientation is also significant to SEI. The study also demonstrates that social entrepreneurial activities tend toward higher social self-efficacy and resilience, making it crucial to focus on such characteristics while facing social risk and bearing innovations. This study's novelty lies in its focus on the unique combination of psychological traits—social self-efficacy, social innovation, resilience, and proactive personality—and their impact on university students' intention to engage in social entrepreneurship in emerging economies. Additionally, the research emphasizes the importance of integrating leadership skills and social innovation into academic curricula and policy development to foster social entrepreneurship. Practical implications indicate that leadership skills and social innovation should be included in the curricula of educational institutions, and supportive policies should be developed to create available resources for prospective social entrepreneurs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0cb89c9bbce24bdfbac07a99f38aea0d2025-08-20T02:37:57ZengItal PublicationEmerging Science Journal2610-91822025-06-01931591160910.28991/ESJ-2025-09-03-0232776Driving Social Entrepreneurship Among Students: Investigating Through PLS-SEM and fsQCA Approaches in Emerging EconomiesRubaiyat Sabbir0Bashir Uddin1Subrata Kumar2Md. Rashed3Yeanur Rahman4Sourav Paul Chowdhury5Munmun Rahaman6Mohammad Fakhrul Islam7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5638-5099Faculty of Business Studies, Gopalgan Science and Technology University, GopalganjFaculty of Business Studies, Gopalgan Science and Technology University, GopalganjDepartment of Business Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, Central Women's University, DhakaCollege of Business Administration, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, DhakaHead of Business and Branch, National Credit and Commercial Bank PLCFaculty of Business Studies, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology UniversityDepartment of Business Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, Central Women's University, DhakaSustainability Competence Center, Széchenyi István University, GyőrThis study aims to identify the relationship between social self-efficacy, social innovation, resilience, and proactive personality concerning university students’ behavioral intention to engage in social entrepreneurship, particularly in emerging economies, like Bangladesh. A structured questionnaire was utilized to collect quantitative data from 540 students in various disciplines of study as part of the study's quantitative research methodology using partial least squares-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). The analysis reveals that proactive personality traits are associated with the social entrepreneurship intention (SEI) and that leadership orientation is also significant to SEI. The study also demonstrates that social entrepreneurial activities tend toward higher social self-efficacy and resilience, making it crucial to focus on such characteristics while facing social risk and bearing innovations. This study's novelty lies in its focus on the unique combination of psychological traits—social self-efficacy, social innovation, resilience, and proactive personality—and their impact on university students' intention to engage in social entrepreneurship in emerging economies. Additionally, the research emphasizes the importance of integrating leadership skills and social innovation into academic curricula and policy development to foster social entrepreneurship. Practical implications indicate that leadership skills and social innovation should be included in the curricula of educational institutions, and supportive policies should be developed to create available resources for prospective social entrepreneurs.https://ijournalse.org/index.php/ESJ/article/view/3056social entrepreneurship intentionself-efficacysocial innovationresilienceproactive personalitypls-semfsqca |
| spellingShingle | Rubaiyat Sabbir Bashir Uddin Subrata Kumar Md. Rashed Yeanur Rahman Sourav Paul Chowdhury Munmun Rahaman Mohammad Fakhrul Islam Driving Social Entrepreneurship Among Students: Investigating Through PLS-SEM and fsQCA Approaches in Emerging Economies Emerging Science Journal social entrepreneurship intention self-efficacy social innovation resilience proactive personality pls-sem fsqca |
| title | Driving Social Entrepreneurship Among Students: Investigating Through PLS-SEM and fsQCA Approaches in Emerging Economies |
| title_full | Driving Social Entrepreneurship Among Students: Investigating Through PLS-SEM and fsQCA Approaches in Emerging Economies |
| title_fullStr | Driving Social Entrepreneurship Among Students: Investigating Through PLS-SEM and fsQCA Approaches in Emerging Economies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Driving Social Entrepreneurship Among Students: Investigating Through PLS-SEM and fsQCA Approaches in Emerging Economies |
| title_short | Driving Social Entrepreneurship Among Students: Investigating Through PLS-SEM and fsQCA Approaches in Emerging Economies |
| title_sort | driving social entrepreneurship among students investigating through pls sem and fsqca approaches in emerging economies |
| topic | social entrepreneurship intention self-efficacy social innovation resilience proactive personality pls-sem fsqca |
| url | https://ijournalse.org/index.php/ESJ/article/view/3056 |
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